The Best Costumes From Rave of Thrones at The Bomb Factory

It started as a meme, and then the meme became reality. Kristian Nairn — the actor who played Hodor on HBO's Game of Thrones until earlier this year — performed at The Bomb Factory over the weekend, and the fans sure showed up. The show gave them a whole new reason to get into the spirit of the party: cosplay. So who wore it best? Check out the full slideshow, or scroll down for a few off our favorites

OK, so this isn't Nairn. But Hodor worshippers packed the venue. This "Rave of Thrones" event reflects how the actor is using his newfound fame in an attempt to meld his professions. "I've done fairly well as a performer and a DJ in the U.K., so Game of Thrones really just opened up a whole new market for me," he told the Observer before last Saturday's show.

Part of being a knight is the self-satisfaction of doing the right thing. That smugness appears in those who dress up as knights as well. Of course, most GoT knights are actually more like the murdering sell-sword variety, rather than the chivalrous Galahad types.

Jeff Gage has been in the alt-weekly game since 2009. He spent four years on staff at City Pages in Minneapolis and can confirm that he is indeed taller than Prince. (He went to the guy's house once. Kind of.) In April 2014 he moved to Dallas, and not Austin (on purpose), to become the music editor of the Dallas Observer. In spite of his hair, he harbors no fantasies of being a rock star, but thank you for asking.